Yuan Shao's high-spirited posture was simply more majestic than those fierce generals on the battlefield.
The fearlessness and firm will in his eyes made people feel heartbroken. Both Jushou and Xunchen made up their minds immediately.
The gentry in Hebei want to increase their investment in Yuan Shao.
One of the characteristics of Yingchuan people is that they stick together extremely well and have deep friendships with each other. They like to introduce friends here.
Usually if there is a Yingchuan person under a power, there will soon be a group of Yingchuan people. What is even more frightening is that this group of Yingchuan people are not known to be blessed by nature, and there is an endless stream of talented people.
Chen Fan is one of the Three Dukes who came out of Yingchuan, as well as the Xun family, who are descendants of Xunzi. After being dormant in the Early Han Dynasty, they finally shined in the Later Han Dynasty. They have all the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers. In addition to their power, they are the most famous family in the world. One of the few nobles who can compete with the Yuan family.
Just like the five surnamed families of Jinling Liehou, there is also the saying of Bawang among Confucian classics families, which refers to the eight families with the highest family names. Of course, these have nothing to do with the Luo family.
Someone once wanted to write a "Clan Chronicle", but as soon as the Luo family was ranked first, this clan chronicle was canceled by the royal family.
However, the royal family had no intention of compiling a clan chronicle of Liu's number one clan, so the matter was shelved.
Yuan Shao's attempt to persuade the Taiping Army was naturally not based on his own bravery. He had thought carefully about it. Although there were certain risks, the benefits were too great.
He had to be excited. If he could enter Luoyang, how much political benefit would he get?
Yuan Shao is not the only one who thinks of this?
Although Emperor Ling was a single man, the princes Liu Bian, Liu Xie, and Liu He were not affected at all.
Because there is a good political tradition for thousands of years, King Zhou Li’s son is King Zhao of Zhou, one of the recognized wise kings in Zhou Dynasty. King Zhou You’s son is King Yi of Zhou, the emperor who created the situation of King Yi’s resurgence. Although King Zhou Jie’s son is ordinary Yes, but the state was very stable and there was no war. Qin Shihuang was originally going to pass the throne to Fusu, the benevolent emperor.
This proves that I am an independent man and a good man is not an exception!
The whole of Hebei suddenly started to move. Although large-scale troops could not be mobilized, there were still elite teams. The accumulation of aristocratic families over the years could not be defeated in one battle.
These Hebei nobles, such as Jushou, all had a far-reaching vision and had the ambition to rule the world, and were unwilling to be limited to one state.
At this moment, Hebei was not completely invincible. Both the local gentry and outsiders such as Xun Chen were united and began to formulate strategies around Luoyang.
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It is said that when Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei fled to Youzhou, Liu Bei found that Gongsun Zan's vigor gradually recovered. After being defeated by Zhang Jue, he was no longer as energetic as before. Later, he saw even Huangfu Song and Wushuang Hou It will be much better after everyone is defeated.
But when the two of them entered the territory of Youzhou, Gongsun Zan suddenly said: "Xuande, what if Zhang Jiao leads the Taiping Army to attack Youzhou?
We are no match for him. "
There was no trace of vigor in his voice when he said this. With this sentence, Liu Bei knew that his brother's bravery had been defeated by Zhang Jiao.
Of course Liu Bei didn't take it seriously and laughed and said: "Brother, isn't this life?
Failure always runs through life. A strong person must face failure and then get up from the place where he fell the hardest and tell everyone that I am not dead yet. I will become stronger and will eventually achieve the final success.
If he gave up after encountering some setbacks, then the descendant of King Xiang should be sitting on the throne now, not the descendant of Emperor Gao. "
After saying that, he laughed a few times. No matter on his face or in his words, there was no worry of defeat at all. People who didn't know about it would even think that he had just won a big victory.
Little did he know that Liu Bei had lost all the little capital he had finally obtained. The heroes he recruited from Zhuojun gathered the defeated troops of other princes, and almost all were lost.
Guan, Zhang and Zhao all looked at Liu Bei with admiration in their eyes. Gongsun Zan just sighed slightly when he heard this, "Xuande, the gap between us and Zhang Jiao is all-round. It is impossible to win."
At that time, Liu Bei only felt very disappointed. In Liu Bei's eyes, Gongsun Zan was the invincible white-horse general. Whether it was the Hu people who invaded Youzhou or the Northern Yan Kingdom who was an enemy of the Han Dynasty, Gongsun Zan had never been afraid. Why is he now? What has become like this?
Among the princes along Yuan Shao's route, Gongsun Zan suffered the least loss and still has more than a thousand white horses.
With the power of the Gongsun family in Youzhou and the prestige of Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, he will soon be able to pull out a white horse that is far superior to the previous one.
After the Taiping Army broke through Luoyang City and the big man suddenly collapsed and lost his suppression, his strength would be even stronger than before.
He is from Youzhou. Although he cannot be a shepherd in Youzhou, as a local rich man, he can serve as a farewell commander in Youzhou and hold military power. He is the uncrowned king of Youzhou.
From Liu Bei's point of view, this was obviously very promising. Although Liu Bei also felt that the chance of victory was not good, people have to draw their swords bravely in this life. If Gongsun Zan was like this, he surrendered and it was over soon, so what else could he do to escape?
At that moment, Liu Bei suddenly felt that Gongsun Zan was probably done. Whenever he encountered setbacks, he began to feel sorry for himself. What great cause could this achieve?
If Gongsun Zan was not his brother, Liu Bei would have abandoned him and left. However, the friendship between him and Gongsun Zan was too deep, and Gongsun Zan was very affectionate towards him. Liu Bei could not do that in any case. Things come up.
But Liu Bei has already thought about it. He will definitely not stay in Youzhou. He will leave it to Gongsun Zan. Maybe facing the blood and fire of the Hu people and the Yan people can Gongsun Zan cheer up again.
Liu Bei looked around, and finally set his sights on Qingzhou and Xuzhou. His final goal was Huaisi, the place where his ancestors started their business!
What neither of them expected was that after the two parted ways, news of the posthumous title of Emperor Ling and Zhang Jiao's death would follow the caravan.
The first one to get the news was Gongsun Zan. Against the background of chaos in the Central Plains, business transactions between Youzhou and Jizhou were relatively frequent. After passing through Jizhou, Youzhou got the news.
Gongsun Zan, who had been quite sad before, suddenly became radiant. He felt that he was doing well again. Once Zhang Jue died, who among the heroes in the world would be better than me?
Gongsun Zan's changes were probably only known to those around him. Most people thought he had always been like this, so Liu Bei naturally wouldn't talk much.
Once Gongsun Zan cheers up, his abilities are still very strong, especially in the military field.
Although the princes of King Qin were defeated in all directions this time, they still won a very high prestige among the world, which can be described as a face-grabbing one.
Anyone who performs brilliantly in the crusade against the Taiping Army will be severely slapped in the face in front of the nobles and powerful people in the world.
It's like having work experience on your resume and getting accolades.
"As a prince of Qin Wang, I participated in the crusade against Zhang Jiao. Although I was defeated, I didn't die!"
As soon as this name was announced, everything changed instantly. Everyone knew that this was a real boss.
The Youzhou nobles immediately decided to make Gongsun Zan the representative of the Youzhou nobles, and flocked to seek refuge with Gongsun Zan.
Things that required hard work before were all obtained at once, and the legitimate sons of the Gongsun family were ranked behind Gongsun Zan.
This is the appearance of the princes of King Qin. Both Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan failed, but they reached the pinnacle of life after their failure.
But the only thing that made Gongsun Zan very unhappy was that there was a Youzhou Mu in Youzhou, and he was a member of the Han clan with high prestige.
Naturally, he wanted to get rid of this Youzhou Mu, and he even thought of the reasons. Emperor Ling was a single husband, and the orders of a single husband were chaos. How could the Youzhou Mu he appointed be effective?
But the Youzhou nobles were unwilling. Although Emperor Ling was a single man, if he regarded Emperor Ling's orders as random orders, the world would be in chaos. After all, he had been the emperor for many years.
He has left many political legacies among the countries in the world. In Youzhou, there are many legacies of the Ling Emperor. If a counterattack is launched, it is still unclear who will be harmed in the end.
Although Gongsun Zan basically focused all his brains on military affairs, he was from a noble family after all. He was still very clear about how powerful the Youzhou nobles were, and he knew that he was not yet capable of resisting the entire Youzhou nobles.
So he held a breath in his heart, and when Baima Yicong was re-established, and when he completely took the army into his own hands, he would do whatever he wanted to do.
Defeat the Hu and Yan people and re-create a white horse that is brave and brave in the world.
This is all Gongsun Zan's thoughts. He has never thought about going to Luoyang to fight for it. Not only him, but the entire Youzhou nobles do not have this kind of political consciousness and overall situation awareness.
Liu Bei, who was taking Guan Yu and others and only two thousand soldiers all the way to Qingzhou, also didn't realize this. When he just arrived in Qingzhou, he got news about the posthumous title of Emperor Ling.
When he learned about the death of Emperor Ling, Liu Bei only said one sentence, "The sky has eyes!"
When he learned the posthumous title of Emperor Ling, Liu Bei laughed loudly and said to Guan Yu and others: "What this horn has done is so happy. This great Han Dynasty has been defeated by Emperor Ling. I will wait for Liu after his death." It was all because of Emperor Ling that I had no face to see my ancestor, and now I am giving him an evil posthumous title. Isn’t this a great blessing for the world?"
Guan Yu twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Although we have only been in contact with Zhang Jiao for a short period of time, Zhang Jiao is so bold and arrogant. He dared to directly give the Ling Emperor an evil posthumous title. It is really not unexpected."
Zhang Fei cupped his fists and said, "Brother, I think so too."
Zhao Yun, with his white horse and silver spear, also smiled with joy on his handsome face: "It's so satisfying!"
The four of them laughed heartily again, and then Liu Bei said with some worry: "But although he was relieved, the man's destiny was lost.
Among the descendants of the Liu family, who is the one who can be appointed again?
Wushuanghou took away Prince Bian, can he shoulder this important task? "
Several people recalled the three princes who were like children, and shook their heads slightly and sighed. How could teenagers rule the world?
Only a peerless person like Emperor Guangwu can let heaven grant his destiny again. When it comes to Emperor Guangwu, Liu Bei's mentality has changed slightly. Emperor Guangwu is a distant branch of the royal family, and he is also a distant branch of the royal family.
Emperor Guangwu was born into a poor family in the county, and he himself was also from a poor family in the county.
If I can revive the Han Dynasty's society...
The emperor takes turns to sit. This year, when I came to my house, a descendant of the Liu family who did not want to be an emperor was an unqualified descendant of the Liu family.
Moreover, Liu Bei knew that he was in the first few hundred in the line of succession. In today's world, his Han clan clan was more important than most clan clansmen.
But when I think of Zhang Jue, I feel a little heavy. If I don't defeat Zhang Jue, where can I talk about and accept the order?
But Liu Bei was brave, but not reckless. Although he comforted Gongsun Zan, he knew very well that if he wanted to defeat Zhang Jue, he would need a stronger coalition and more ten thousand enemies. He would never be able to do it on his own. Arrived.
After they had marched for another three to five days, the news of Zhang Jiao's death reached their ears. The one who had the biggest reaction was not Liu Bei, but Guan Yu!
Guan Yu almost instantly picked up the person who spread the news and asked angrily: "What did you say? How could Zhang Jiao die?"
Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun were both in disbelief. Who could kill Zhang Jiao?
The man trembled and stuttered out the specific news that Zhang Jiao might have ascended to heaven. Guan Yu just shook him off. His expression improved a little, but it was still very limited. Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun also looked a little ugly.
These three people could not accept that Zhang Jiao died like this, and they all secretly wanted to compete with Zhang Jiao again in the future.
As a result, Zhang Jiao is dead now. Although the three of them know that Zhang Jiao's height is probably beyond their reach in their lifetime, only the dead in this world are truly impossible to defeat. They will never have the chance to defeat Zhang Jiao in the future.
Liu Bei was full of surprises. Although he admired Zhang Jue a little, Zhang Jue could be said to be his biggest stumbling block on the road to revitalizing the Han Dynasty.
As a result, this stumbling block has been removed by itself. How can this not make people feel happy?
At this moment, Liu Bei only felt that the road ahead was bright, and couldn't help but smile: "Second brother, third brother, Zilong, as soon as Zhang Jiao died, the shadow cast in front of us dissipated directly, we captured Qingzhou and Xuzhou.
The road ahead suddenly widened, and the dust and fog above the mountains and rivers dissipated.
I am willing to follow Bei and make Han receive orders again! "
Liu Bei's encouraging words wiped away some of the regrets in the three people's hearts. Yes, this was a good thing after all, and the future suddenly became brighter.
"I am willing to follow my eldest brother (lord) and achieve great things!"
Liu Bei went directly to Qingzhou and Xuzhou without even looking at Luoyang.
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Yuan Shao has a tenacious will, Gongsun has a headstrong heart, Yuan Shao holds his sword in danger, and Gongsun is hesitant when encountering trouble. Although Yuan Shao's talents are not enough, Gongsun may be more intelligent than a general. Isn't it a joke to have two men side by side?
If you take Liu Bei, you can compare with Yuan Shao. ——"Miscellaneous Talks of the Later Han Dynasty"
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